Cocaine induces DNA damage in distinct brain areas of female rats under different hormonal conditions

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 265-269

  De Souza, Marilise F ^a   Gonçales, Tierre A ^a   Steinmetz, Aline ^b   Moura, Dinara J ^b   Saffi, Jenifer ^b   Gomez, Rosane ^a   Barros, Helena MT ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cocaine; DNA damage; Oestrogen; Ovariectomy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; COCAINE; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL CYCLE; CELL MIGRATION; CEREBELLUM; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NERVE TRACT; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

COCAINE; DNA DAMAGE; OESTROGEN; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COCAINE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; NEURONS; OVARIECTOMY; RATS;

EID: 84897897159     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12218     Document Type: Article

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